Dirigible headlight



C. W. MARTIN ET AL. DKRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT. FILED MAY 26, 1922) gel W/W/ e on r i .rre rstvll CHH-E TO'PEER W. llEARTIN AND 'MYRON ll. .PrLLElll', 01 KENOSEA, WISCONSIN; SAID DIR-IGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

Application filed. 26,

-s headlights for motor vehicles, and more particularly to a heacjllight adapted to oscillate in a horizontal olane in s nchronv with the J movement or the front wheels.

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no primary oojcc or. t e 1m en ion it sides the provision or means 'l'or selectively connecting or disconnecting the lamps with the steering mechanism 01": the

vehicle, whereby the lamps are shifted by the same, or remain in their normal position when desired.

A more specific object inidental to the foregoing reside in the provision of a mechanism of this character, which is devoid of the usual multiplicity of parts and which may be attached to a vehicle oi any conventional type of steering mechanism, without altering the same.

ll ith the "foregoin and other objects in view. which will be more apparent as the description proceeds. the invention consists in what herein shown and described and more particularly pointed out and deli ned by the appended claims.

it will be understood that the accompany i1 ing illustrates but one mode carrying out lire present invention, and that various medications in structural details are contemplated as within the appeinled claims. 4 i

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a portion of a conventional automobile chassis, showing one method of applying; the invention thereto.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view showing the connection between the lamp actuated means and the steering mechanism,

liigure 3 is a detailed sectional View taken on the line 33 of Figure 2. and

Figure is a detailed sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 'l.

Serial No. 563,838.

bile char which. ire. carries h mechanism comprisinga rocker shalt Q, on

3, the end of which is universally con; to the steering link at, that the i;-

Mounted on the front end of the trains l or to any other suitable part oil the vehicle. ti (J (3 is pivotally supported. Secured to thc arms of the bracket 6 is a conventional headror the purpose of oscillating the bra ket 6 within the standard 5, the lower end bracket is provided with a laterally extended arm 8, to which link 9 is universally provided with an elongated slot 10, adapted to receive the gulde roller 11, which is 13 is secured on the stud by a nut ii. and serves to retam the roller 11 and the slotted a split clamp 15 adapted to be secured on the steering arm 3, by means of a screw 16.

upwardly extending ears 17, to which is pivoted a dog 18, adapted to selectively engage nect the same to the rocker arm, or cause it to be releaseo when it 'IS desired to maintain is normally u red into engagement by a spring; 19, and is released by means of any convenient place in the vehicle.

in order to prevent slight movement or itted to the lamps, the lugs 21, which prodog 18, are slightly spaced apart to permit movement or the dog, Without affecting the tion by a pair of oppositely disposed coil springs 22. secured to the link and to the From the foregoing it will be seen that the entire lamp actuating mechanism can be by simply tightening the clamp to inmates stee in which is secured the depending; steering wheels of the vehicle.

J lamp standard 5, in which the lamp bra i ht 7.

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connected. The opposite end of the link 9 is mourned on the stud 12. A. retaining washer end of the link 9. The stud 12 is carried by The clamp 15 is provided with a pair of or disengage the link 9 to operatively cona normal position of the lamps. The dog 18 cable 20, which is manually operable from the steering mechanism from beingtrans ject from the link 9 and are engaged by the link, the latter being held in its normal posiframe 1 of the vehicle.

readily and easily attached to the vehicle v tion by means of the springs 22.

sity of drilling holes and other cumbersome mechanical operations, such as are often required in attaching devices of this character.

In the operation of the device, slight play of the steering arm is permitted because of the spaced lugs 21, projecting from the link 9, and during this play or movement oi? the steering arm, the link 9, and consequently the lamp is yieldably held in its normal posillpon turning a corner Where a comparatively long movement of the steering arm is required, the dog 18 will engage one of the he thus actuate the link i), causing; the lamps to be oscillated on a horizontal plane in the direction of the front wheels.

In the event that the operator desires to maintain the normal direction of the lamps,

the dog 18, by means of the cable 20, is disengaged from the link 9, thus permitting free movement of the steering arm 3 with out afifecting the link.

From the foregoing it. Will be appreciated that a ,Very simple and cfiicient arrangement has been provided, whereby the lan'ips may be oscillated in synchrony with the movement of the front wheels or disengaged front the actuating means and held in their normal position at the selection of the operation.

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naaaaeo To claim':

1. The combination of a vehicle provided with a steering mechanism, a dirigible headlight pivoted for horizontal movement, a link for oscillating said headligl'it, and provided With an elongated slot in one of its ends, a clamp carried by the steering mechanism and provided with a stud adapted to project into said slot, a spring dog pivoted to said clamp and normally engaging the link and yieldable means for holding the link in normal position.

2. The combination of a vehicle provided with a steering mechanism, a dirie ible headlight pivotedv for horizontal rnwenient, a link for oscillating said headlight, a clamp carried by the steering mechai'iism, a slidable connection between the link and clamp, a spring dog pivoted to said clamp and normally engaging the link, stops on the link adapted to engage and permit relative move ment of the dog, and yieldable means for holding the link in normal position.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing We have hereunto set our hands at Kenosha, in the county of Kenosha and State of Nisconsin.

CHRISTOPHER \V. MARTIN. MYRON F. ALLEN. 

